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'Don't Destroy Our Trust In Bar, We Trust You As Our Own Children' : Supreme Court Reprimands Lawyers For Suppression Of Facts
Remarking that the trust of the Court should not be destroyed by the Bar, the Supreme Court today imposed an exemplary cost of Rs 10,000 on each appellant in a matter for suppression of facts. Before a bench comprising Justice PS Narasimha and Justice Vipul M Pancholi, an advocate made a mention for the listing of an Interlocutory Application(IA), which the Court said it would list....
Supreme Court Revives CBI's Appeal In Chhattisgarh High Court Against Acquittal Of Ex-CM Ajit Jogi's Son In Murder Case
In a significant development, the Supreme Court revived the CBI's appeal before the Chhattisgarh High Court against the acquittal of Amit Jogi, son of former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Ajit Jogi, in a high-profile murder case of political leader Ramavatar Jaggi. Against the acquittal of Amit Jogi, three appeals were filed. One was filed by the CBI, and the other two were filed by the...
Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Challenging Demolition Of Ujjain's Takiya Masjid
The Supreme Court today dismissed a plea seeking reliefs with respect to Ujjain's Takiya Masjid, which was demolished by Madhya Pradesh authorities after acquiring the Masjid land and awarding compensation.A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta passed the order, while dealing with the petitioners' challenge to a Madhya Pradesh High Court order which rejected a similar plea noting...
Supreme Court To Hear Petitions Challenging SIR Of Electoral Rolls On November 11
The Supreme Court on Friday fixed November 11 for hearing the petitions challenging the Election Commission of India's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in several states.Advocate Prashant Bhushan, appearing for the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), mentioned the matter before a bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi, requesting that it be heard on Monday. ADR had...
Suppression Of Candidate's Conviction Renders Election Void; Irrelevant Whether Non-Disclosure Affected Results : Supreme Court
Observing that 'non-disclosure of a conviction' constitutes a suppression of material information violating the electorate's fundamental right to make an informed choice, the Supreme Court on Thursday (November 6) upheld the disqualification of a former councillor, who had not disclosed her criminal antecedent in an election affidavit that she was convicted in a cheque dishonor matter...
NEET-PG 2025 | 'Disclose Your Policy On Publishing Answer Keys': Supreme Court Asks NBE
While remarking that transparency is an important factor, the Supreme Court today stated that it will examine whether publishing answer keys for the NEET-PG exam would compromise the integrity of the examination. At the same time, the Court made it clear that it will not go into individual allegations that the NEET-PG 2025 has discrepancies. A bench comprising Justice PS Narasimha and...
No Motor Accident Claim Should Be Dismissed As Time-Barred : Supreme Court's Interim Order In Plea Challenging S.166(3) MV Act
The Supreme Court passed an interim order directing the Motor Accident Claims Tribunals and High Courts to not dismiss any motor accident compensation petition as time-barred.The Court passed this order while hearing a petition challenging Section 166(3) of the Motor Vehicles Act, which prescribes a 6-month limitaiton period from the date of the accident to file a claim petition. This...
Supreme Court To Hear DMK's Petition Challenging SIR In Tamil Nadu On November 11
The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to post on Tuesday (November 11) the petiton filed by political party Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) challenging the decision of the Election Commission of India for conducting a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls in Tamil Nadu.Advocate Vivek Singh mentioned the DMK's petition before Chief Justice of India BR Gavai for urgent listing....
Attorney General Clarifies Absence In Madras Bar Association Case: Says Engaged In High-Stakes Arbitration For India Govt
Attorney General for India R Venkataramani has clarified that his request for adjournment in the Madras Bar Association case before the Supreme Court was not intended to delay the hearing, but was necessitated by his ongoing engagement in an important arbitration matter for the Government of India in a dispute with Reliance Ltd.The Attorney General said that he is presently leading...